Don't Cross the Line!

By Isabel Minhos Martins, Bernardo Carvalho (illustrator),

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Book description

The guard always follows the general's orders without question. This time, the order is that no one must cross the line! The right-hand page of this book must be kept blank for the general. As the crowd builds up on the border, the guard is under pressure. If no one…

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1 author picked Don't Cross the Line! as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is one of those books, where not only the words and illustrations make the story, but also the pages and book format are part of the plot, where the book´s gutter is one of the main characters. A book to have on paper! A story about community and peaceful revolutions, and how things can be changed with dialogue and working together. 

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